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Joe Hardstaff

Joseph Hardstaff

Born: 3 July 1911, Nuncargate, Nottinghamshire
Died: 1 January 1990, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Major Teams: Nottinghamshire, Services, Europeans (India), Auckland, England.
Known As: Joe Hardstaff
Also Known As: Joe Hardstaff snr
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: England v South Africa at Leeds, 3rd Test, 1935
Latest Test:
England v Australia at Nottingham, 1st Test, 1948

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1938

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 10/06/1948)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   23   38   3  1636  205*  46.74   4  10    9   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1930 - 1955)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  517  812  94 31847  266   44.35  83 166  123   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              3894  2141   36  59.47  4-43    0   0 108.1  3.29

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Joe Hardstaff (junior) followed in his father's footsteps to represent both Nottinghamshire and England. Like his father, he was mostly a batsman, with an upright attacking style founded on strong defence. He surpassed his father both in appearances for England and in first-class centuries - if not for the years lost to the war he would almost certainly have extended his 83 first-class hundreds to the coveted 100 mark. Described by EW Swanton as "one of the most stylish and gifted batsman of his generation", he toured Australia three times, and the West Indies once. He made his debut against South Africa in 1935, and established himself as a Test player with a succession of steady innings. Hardstaff took part in the famous 903/7 rout at the Oval with an unbeaten hundred, but probably his finest Test innings was an "enchanting" innings of 205* against India in 1946. When he retired in 1955, he had made more runs for Nottinghamshre than anyone else, with centuries against all the first-class counties other than his own. He spent two seasons playing in New Zealand with Auckland in 1948-49 and 1949-50. His son (another Joe) also played first-class cricket, the third generation to do so (DL 2000).

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 09:27:29 GMT


 
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